Day 2!

1. A little writing fun. Finish these four starts:

• I can't believe I was afraid of ...
• I can't believe I was intimidated by ...
• I can't believe she never told me ...
• I can't believe how many years it's been since ...

2. Best lines on the board! Another version of Why I Write.

3. Speaker -- Audience -- Subject! Triangle of awesome.

4. Finding your own voice. What makes your own voice your own?

5. Descriptive Essay Terms: objective description, subjective description, dominant impression

Day 1

1. Class intro
2. What is good writing? Podcast!
3. How do you see yourself as a writer? How would you like to see yourself as a writer?
4. Why I write, by Joan Didion